Guided journals and workbooks can help readers navigate challenges and find the solutions they’re looking for by allowing them to immediately practice what they’re learning.
If you’ve created a life-changing or just plain fun workbook or guided journal, you may be looking for a publisher to bring your book to life.
We’ve rounded up 17 publishers of guided workbooks and journals so you can get your book into more hands and start helping more people.
Workbook Publishers Open to Unsolicited Submissions
The following publishers accept unsolicited submissions, meaning you don’t need to be represented by a literary agent in order to submit your manuscript.
1. TCK Publishing
At TCK Publishing, we’re on the lookout for great nonfiction workbooks and journals that can change people’s lives, whether it improves their finances, health, or relationships.
Submission guidelines: www.tckpublishing.com/submission-guidelines/
Previously published: Everyday Mindfulness by Melissa Steginus
2. PESI Publishing & Media
PESI Publishing is an independent publisher specializing in psychology, education, and self-help. They’ve published dozens of workbooks, as well as card decks and children’s books.
Submission guidelines: publishing.pesi.com/Home/BecomeAnAuthor
Previously published: Transforming The Living Legacy of Trauma by Janina Fisher
3. New Harbinger Publications
New Harbinger Publications is an independent, employee-owned company that specializes in self-help resources, including workbooks that help readers make positive lifestyle changes, improve their mental health, and achieve personal growth.
Submission guidelines: www.newharbinger.com/publishing-new-harbinger/
Previously published: The Intuitive Eating Workbook by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch
4. The Guilford Press
Founded in 1973, Guilford Press publishes books, periodicals, and DVDs in mental health, education, geography, and research methods.
Submission guidelines: www.guilford.com/authors/professional-proposal
Previously published: The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer
5. Blue Star Press
Based in Bend, Oregon, Blue Star Press focuses on the arts, creative processes, wellness, and witty non-fiction. including how-tos and interactive workbooks.
Originally founded in San Antonio, Texas in 2015, Blue Star Press now resides in Bend, Oregon.
Submission guidelines: www.bluestarpress.com/contact/
Previously published: The Gift of Self-Love
6. Ulysses Press
Named one of Publishers Weekly’s ten “fastest-growing independent publishers,” Ulysses Press publishes a wide variety of books, with their nonfiction titles spanning self-help, cooking, humor, and more.
Submission guidelines: ulyssespress.com/submissions/
Previously published: Panic Attacks Workbook by David Carbonell
7. Workman Publishing
Workman Publishing is part of Hachette Book Group, one of the Big Five publishers. They have published award-winning cookbooks, parenting guides, books on gardening, country living, and humor, as well as children’s books, gift books, and popular fiction.
Submission guidelines: www.workman.com/author-submissions
Previously published: Brain Quest workbooks
8. Sound Wisdom
Sound Wisdom strives to publish books and workbooks that are “credible, creative, inspiring, empowering, personal, practical, professional, humorous, educational, motivational, logical, and life-changing.”
Submission guidelines: www.soundwisdom.com/manuscript-submissions
Previously published: Goals: How to Get the Most out of Your Life by Zig Ziglar
9. Zondervan
Zondervan is a leading Christian publisher that produces bibles, devotionals, giftbooks, and Christian fiction and nonfiction.
Submission guidelines: www.zondervan.com/manuscript-submissions/
Previously published: Boundaries Workbook by Henry Cloud and John Townsend
10. North Atlantic Books
North Atlantic Books is an independent nonprofit publisher that specializes in bodywork and somatics, ecology and sustainability, health and healing, indigenous cultures and anthropology, psychology and personal growth, social justice and engaged activism, and spirituality and liminality.
Submission guidelines: www.zondervan.com/manuscript-submissions/
Previously published: Teaching Yoga Beyond the Poses: A Practical Workbook by Sage Rountree and Alexandra DeSiato
11. Sandra Jonas Publishing
Sandra Jones Publishing produces fiction, specifically mystery/thrillers, historical fiction, and romance, as well as nonfiction, including memoir, biography, how-to, health, and fitness.
Submission guidelines: www.sandrajonaspublishing.com/submissions/
Previously published: The Weight of Air by David Poses
12. Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books is an independent publisher based in San Francisco that publishes a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including guided journals.
Submission guidelines: www.chroniclebooks.com/submissions
Previously published: Gratitude One Line a Day
Agent Required
The following publishers do not accept unsolicited submissions and therefore require a literary agent to submit your manuscript or proposal on your behalf. Learn more about how to find a literary agent.
13. Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster is a Big Five publisher of best-selling fiction and nonfiction, including a number of guided journals.
Previously published: Keep Moving: The Journal by Maggie Smith
14. HarperCollins
HaperCollins is another Big Five publisher that frequently publishes workbooks and guided journals as part of their nonfiction offerings.
Previously published: Find Your Voice by Angie Thomas
15. ACHIEVE Publishing
ACHIEVE primarily publishes within three categories: leadership and workplace culture, counseling, and children’s books.
Previously published: Counseling Activities Workbook by Wilma Schroeder
16. Macmillan
Macmillan is another Big Five whose nonfiction includes workbooks for adults and children, self-help guides, journals, and more.
Previously published: Cleaning Sucks by Rachel Hoffman
17. Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist is an imprint of Penguin Random House Canada. They specialize in wellness, self-help, and other guided workbooks.
Previously published: Anxiety Relief for Teens by Regine Galanti PhD
Publish Your Workbook or Guided Journal
Before you submit your book to publishers, be sure to review our tips on how to submit a manuscript or book proposal.
If you decide to self-publish your workbook or guided journal, check out our guide to creating a workbook, which includes videos with tips for designing with Canva.
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As a blog writer for TCK Publishing, Kaelyn loves crafting fun and helpful content for writers, readers, and creative minds alike. She has a degree in International Affairs with a minor in Italian Studies, but her true passion has always been writing. Working remotely allows her to do even more of the things she loves, like traveling, cooking, and spending time with her family.
